Location: Caulfield campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3-year 6-month fixed-term appointment
The successful applicant will receive a tax-free stipend of $36,063 per annum full-time rate.
Monash University’s Art History and Theory Program in the Department of Fine Art is
offering a fully funded PhD opportunity for a candidate to undertake research in Garden and Landscape History.
This PhD scholarship is funded to contribute towards Professor Luke Morgan’s Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship Project ‘A Reception History of Landscape Design.’ The project aims to address the problem of how to develop a reception history of designed landscapes. It expects to generate new knowledge in the field of the history of designed landscapes through an innovative history of early modern gardens focused on reception rather than design, and a detailed case study of the experiential dimensions of the sixteenth-century Sacro Bosco (Sacred Wood) in Bomarzo (Italy). Expected outcomes of the project include new methods and techniques for the analysis of landscape as well as scholarly publications. This should provide significant benefits for the understanding of the socio-cultural uses and preservation of heritage landscapes by both scholars and the public. The successful applicant will contribute to the broad objectives of the Fellowship but will undertake their own distinct PhD project.
Monash University is the largest university in Australia and regularly ranks in the top 100 universities worldwide. Monash has six globally networked campuses and international alliances in Europe, including the Monash Prato campus in Italy, and Asia. The applicant will be located in the Art History and Theory Program of the Department of Fine Art in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Monash University’s Caulfield campus. The Art History and Theory Program is delivered by a group of highly active and well-regarded researchers with strong national and international networks in both the history of art and contemporary artistic practice.
Candidate Requirements
We seek applicants with a demonstrated record of academic achievement and a passion for research in a relevant disciplinary area, including Art History, Architectural History, Garden and Landscape History, and Early Modern History.
Details of eligibility requirements are available at: www.monash.edu/graduate-research/study/apply/admission-criteria
Applicants should ensure they familiarise themselves with these requirements before deciding whether they should apply.
This is an opportunity for domestic candidates (Australian and New Zealand citizens or permanent residents). Scholarship holders must be enrolled full-time on campus. Please note: applicants who already hold a PhD will not be considered.
The successful applicant will be expected to enrol by October 2025. However, there may be some flexibility as to the date of commencement.
Selection Process
This position has a two-stage selection process:
Stage 1: Expression of Interest
Submit an Expression of Interest via the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash: https://www.monash.edu/mada/future-students/graduate-research/apply
Your proposal should demonstrate:
A track record of academic achievement appropriate to PhD research
An interest in early modern visual and material culture, including architecture, and/or early modern history.
A reading knowledge of Italian or another relevant European language, or a willingness to learn.
Stage 2: Full Proposal
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to discuss their ideas with the supervisory team and JCB representatives before developing a full proposal.
This opportunity is available for domestic applicants only (Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident) and the duration of the scholarship is maximum 3 years 6 months.
Enquiries
Professor Luke Morgan – luke.morgan@monash.edu
Applications Close: 12 September, 11:55pm AEST